Mornings in Jenin
by Abulhawa, Susan
Edition statement:1st U.S. ed. Published by : Bloomsbury (New York ) Physical details: xiii, 331 p. ill. ; 22 cm. ISBN:9781608190461; 1608190463 (pbk.).| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Previously published in 2006 under title: The scar of David.
"Palestine, 1941. In the small village of Ein Hod a father leads a procession of his family and workers through the olive groves. As they move through the trees the green fruits drop onto the orchard floor; the ancient cycle of the seasons providing another bountiful harvest." "1948. The Abulheja family are forcibly removed from their ancestral home in Ein Hod and sent to live in a refugee camp in Jenin. Through Amal, the bright granddaughter of the patriarch, we witness the stories of her brothers: one, a stolen boy who becomes an Israeli soldier; the other who in sacrificing everything for the Palestinian cause will become his enemy. Amal's own dramatic story threads its way through six decades of Palestinian-Israeli tension, eventually taking her into exile in Pennsylvania in America. Amal's is a story of love and loss, of childhood, marriage and parenthood, and finally the need to share her history with her daughter, to preserve the greatest love she has."--BOOK JACKET.
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